Antonio PagliaruloAntonio Pagliarulo has been a professional writer for over two decades. The son of southern Italian immigrants, he was raised in a home where the magical arts were commonplace. He was schooled in the ways of Italian folk magic, learning and collectin dozens of traditional rituals, spells, and incantations for healing, prosperity, and protection; these practices, as the author describes them, "are both pagan and Catholic and represent the unique beauty and power of syncretized faiths." Read More Read Less